| 词条 | Don Lewis |
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HistoryDon Lewis grew up in Dayton, Ohio, in the 1940s and 50s.[6][7] Lewis has stated that his interest in music began as a child after watching an organist perform at his church.[6] Lewis later majored in Electronics Engineering at the former Tuskegee Institute.[6] While there, he also sang with the Tuskegee Chorus and played music at rallies led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.[6] In 1961, Lewis enlisted in the US Air Force as a nuclear weapons specialist and later stationed for four years in Roswell, New Mexico.[6][7] After his time in the Air Force, Lewis relocated to Denver, Colorado, where he worked as an engineering technician, choir director, and nightclub musician.[6] While there, he was commissioned to write three symphonic works by the Denver Symphony Orchestra.[6] Lewis later resigned his job as an engineering technician in Denver to become a full-time musician.[6] He later studied singing with legendary vocal coach Judy Davis.[3] CareerAfter moving to Los Angeles, Lewis has worked with a number of celebrity musicians and producers, including Quincy Jones, Sergio Mendez, and Michael Jackson.[6][7] He also opened for the Beach Boys during their 1974 tour.[6][9] Lewis performed at the 1975 and 1976 Newport Jazz Festival at Carnegie Hall.[9] Later he moved to San Francisco and performed there in the late 70's and early 80's.[3][4][7][8] He scored for shows such as Rainbows End and Were You There for PBS, among others.[6] Lewis has taught at UC Berkeley Extension and been a guest lecturer at Stanford University and San Jose State University.[9] He also started two programs to encourage kids' interest in music and the arts: Young Expressions, a mentorship program for student artists around Pleasanton, California, and Say "Yes" to Music!, wherein Lewis performs at school assemblies.[6][9] LEO and Roland TR-808Lewis is most famous for having created an early integrated sound controller for analog synthesizers, which he named Live Electronic Orchestra (LEO), 10 years prior to MIDI.[1][6][7][8] Lewis designed LEO in 1974 and completed it in 1977 by linking various synthesizers to work together in live performance, limited at the time to mostly studio production.[1][2][5][6][8] As of 2018, LEO is housed in NAMM's Museum of Making Music located in Carlsbad, California.[8] The various instruments of LEO include
For over 10 years, Lewis collaborated with Ikutaro Kakehashi on rhythm units including the FR-7L, CR-68, CR-78 and the Roland TR-808, a drum machine that allowed musicians to program and create their own drum beats.[2][7] He also contributed to the rise in popularity of other synthesizers such as the Yamaha DX7.[2] In the 1980s, the Musicians Union claimed Lewis's use of technology was a threat to musicians and they began protesting his performances as a result.[2] DocumentaryLewis will appear in the documentary about his life and career, The Ballad of Don Lewis: The Untold Story of a Synthesizer Pioneer, set to be released in 2018.[6][7][9] Personal lifeLewis has resided in Pleasanton, California, for 35 years.[3] He lives with his wife, Julie.[6] He has five adult children.[6] AwardsIn 2016, Lewis won the 2016 Alameda County Arts Leadership award.[9] He also won the 2016 Tri-Valley Heroes Arts and Culture award.[6][10] References1. ^1 2 {{Cite news|url=https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/don-lewis|title=Don Lewis|work=NAMM.org|access-date=2018-10-10}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, Don}}2. ^1 2 3 4 {{Cite web|url=http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2018/05/16/new-documentary-the-ballad-of-don-lewis/|title=New Documentary, 'The Ballad of Don Lewis'|last=|first=|date=2018-05-16|website=Synthtopia|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-10-10}} 3. ^1 2 3 {{Cite news|url=|title=Synthesizer ace a dazzling player|last=Elwood|first=Philip|date=February 11, 1988|work=San Francisco Examiner|access-date=}} 4. ^1 {{Cite news|url=|title=A magical night with an electronic magician|last=Elwood|first=Philip|date=May 7, 1982|work=San Francisco Examiner|access-date=}} 5. ^1 {{Cite news|url=|title=LEO, the Live Electronic Orchestra|last=Vail|first=Mark|date=July 2001|work=Keyboard Magazine|access-date=}} 6. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 {{Cite news|url=https://pleasantonweekly.com/news/2016/11/09/tri-valley-hero-don-lewis-impacting-music-and-lives|title=Tri-Valley Hero: Don Lewis, impacting music and lives|last=Reis|first=Julia|date=|work=Pleasanton Weekly|access-date=2018-10-10|language=en}} 7. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{Cite news|url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/1/30/3932574/how-the-808-found-its-cymbal-musical-tales-namm-geeky-underbelly|title=How the 808 drum machine got its cymbal, and other tales from music's geeky underbelly|last=Wolbe|first=Trent|date=|work=The Verge|access-date=2018-10-10|language=en-US}} 8. ^1 2 3 4 {{Cite web|url=http://www.dabelly.com/features/feature378c.htm|title=NAMM 2013 in DaBelly Magazine|last=Schwartz|first=Dave|date=|website=DeBelly|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-10-10}} 9. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{Cite news|url=https://pleasantonweekly.com/news/2016/09/19/pleasantons-don-lewis-wins-alameda-county-arts-leadership-award|title=Pleasanton’s Don Lewis wins Alameda County Arts Leadership award|last=Bing|first=Jeb|date=|work=Pleasanton Weekly|access-date=2018-10-10|language=en}} 10. ^{{Cite news|url=https://danvillesanramon.com/news/2016/10/02/announcing-our-2016-tri-valley-heroes|title=Announcing our 2016 Tri-Valley Heroes|last=|first=|date=|work=Danville SanRamon|access-date=2018-10-10|language=en}} 8 : Year of birth missing (living people)|Living people|Musicians from Dayton, Ohio|People from Pleasanton, California|Multi-instrumentalists|Electronic instrument players|Tuskegee University alumni|Singers from Los Angeles |
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